Day 22

Roadside assistance

April 17th, 2010

A woman pulled up next to me this morning and gave me the food you see above. She had seen me earlier and thought I could use something to eat, so she went to the nearest store and picked this up for me.

A mile or two down the road another woman pulled over and dashed across the road to hand me some money. "I don't know if you've fallen on hard times or what, but here, buy yourself some lunch."

She said something like “This was all they had”, so I think it’s probably from a gas station. I’ve been thinking a lot about gas station food options on this walk, since that’s the only food available in a lot of small towns. Perhaps this would be a good subject for a future post.

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I'm walking across America.

That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so.
If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out.
If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania.
You can read all about the details of my trip
if you're so inclined.